Thrombosis
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Venous thromboembolism risk elevated in ankylosing spondylitis patients
AS patients showed a significantly increased risk of VTE, compared with controls, especially during the first year after diagnosis.
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Biomarkers predict VTE risk with menopausal oral hormone therapy
CHICAGO – Pretreatment high D-dimer spells 500% increased VTE risk on oral hormone therapy.
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Immunotherapy’s cardiac effects require early monitoring, management
Immune checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T cells can be highly effective against cancer, but can also harm the heart and...
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New recall for CoaguChek test strips issued
These CoaguChek XS PT test strips were distributed by Terrific Care and Medex but weren’t included in Roche Diagnostics’ original recall.
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Impaired clot lysis associated with mild bleeding symptoms
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COPD linked to higher in-hospital death rates in patients with PAD
COPD was an independent predictor of in-hospital death and of pulmonary embolism in PAD patients.
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Ticagrelor holds no edge over aspirin in CABG patients
CHICAGO – Ticagrelor monotherapy proved comparable to aspirin for preventing 1-year graft failure in CABG patients.
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Reducing heart failure readmissions raises mortality
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Rivaroxaban may reduce VTE risk in cancer patients
SAN DIEGO – The CASSINI trial evaluates VTE prophylaxis in ambulatory patients receiving systemic therapy.
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Anticoagulant choice, PPI cotherapy impact risk of upper GI bleeding
PPI cotherapy lowered overall incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Large cohort study IDs prognostic factors in thromboangiitis obliterans
CHICAGO – Ethnicity and limb infection are independent predictors of poor outcomes, including limb amputation, in TAO.